Heat, a History
University of California Press (Verlag)
978-0-520-40392-5 (ISBN)
Despite the flames of record-breaking temperatures licking at our feet, most people fail to fully grasp the gravity of environmental overheating. What acquired habits and conveniences allow us to turn a blind eye with an air of detachment? Using examples from the hottest places on earth, Heat, a History shows how scientific methods of accounting for heat and modern forms of acclimatization have desensitized us to climate change.
Ubiquitous air conditioning, shifts in urban planning, and changes in mobility have served as temporary remedies for escaping the heat in hotspots such as the twentieth-century Middle East. However, all of these measures have ultimately fueled not only greenhouse gas emissions but also a collective myopia regarding the impact of rising temperatures. Identifying the scientific, economic, and cultural forces that have numbed our responses, this book charts a way out of short-term thinking and towards meaningful action.
On Barak is a social and cultural historian of science and technology and Professor of Middle Eastern and African History at Tel Aviv University. He is author of four previous books, including Powering Empire: How Coal Made the Middle East and Sparked Global Carbonization.
Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
A Giant Leap from Man
From Global Warming to Local Heating
1. Under the Skin
Ottoman Sweat as Heaven on Earth
No Sweat
2. Heat Islands
The Building Blocks of a Coastal Thermal Sink
Beached: Libidinal Coastmopolitanism
3. Into the Bubble
Gone with the Wind
Arctic Comfort in Arabia
4. Internal Combustions
From Devout Closeness to Ungodly Congestion
From Licit Contact to Sexual Harassment 1
The Motorscape of Zahma
Postscript: Burning Bridges
The Bad COP
Bubbles Big and Small, Expanding Like Foam
Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 10.08.2024 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 20 b-w figures |
| Verlagsort | Berkerley |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 454 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-520-40392-4 / 0520403924 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-520-40392-5 / 9780520403925 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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